The Voice of Praise ‎#774

774. On thee, O Lord our God, we call

1 On thee, O Lord our God, we call,
Before thy throne devoutly fall;
Oh, whither should the helpless fly?
To whom but thee direct their cry?

2 Lord, we repent, we weep, we mourn,
To our forsaken God we turn;
Oh, spare our guilty country, spare
The church thine hand hath planted here!

3 We plead thy grace, indulgent God!
We plead thy Son's atoning blood;
We plead thy gracious promises;
And are they unavailing pleas?

4 These pleas, presented at thy throne,
Have brought ten thousand blessings down
On guilty lands in helpless woe:
Let them prevail to save us, too.

Text Information

• First Line: On thee, O Lord our God, we call
• Author: Anon.
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 26:9
  ;
  Isaiah 59:14
  ;
  Daniel 9:3-19
  ;
  Joel 2:17
  ;
  Amos 7:2-5
• Topic: Our Guilty Country, Spare; The Christian Nation: Fast-Day

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